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Stolen Laptop Identity Theft Leads to Free Debix Protection
In Nashville, the local government is providing no cost identity theft protection to 337,000 registered voters as a result of a December 24th theft of two laptops from the Davidson County Election......
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Identity Theft Greatest 2008 Threat From P2P File Sharing
While 2007 saw a record number of consumers negatively impacted, 2008 promises to continue with an abnormally high amount of data breaches as identity thieves continue to adjust their tactics to... [[...
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Identity Thief Top 10 List Suspect Caught
In Phoenix, AZ, a 24 year old woman was apprehended for multiple counts of identity theft across three different cities. It seems, this woman committed her first act of identity theft when she... [[...
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Credit Bureau Alleges Lifelock Identity Theft Service is Fraud
Credit-reporting agency Experian has filed a lawsuit against identity theft services company Lifelock, charging it with "misleading advertising and fraud." Additionally, Lifelock, allegedly placed......
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Identity Theft Ranking of Corporate America
Consumers really have no reliable way to determine the relative safety of their business and banking relationships against identity theft. With the lack of widely available public information... [[...
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Identity Theft Justice Extremes
In a bizarre twist to two cases of identity theft, one perpetrator faces a life sentence while another has their previous conviction over turned by the courts. Maryland's highest court... [[ This is a...
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LendingTree Sues over Data Breach
Two former Vice Presidents of LendingTree are alleged to have stolen customer passwords which subsequently allowed up to 5 home loan lenders to gain unauthorized access to sensitive consumer... [[ This...
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Identity Theft Hits Lifelock CEO From His Own Ads
In response to dares posed by the CEO of Lifelock, an Arizona firm which has run ads featuring his Social Security Number (SSN), an instance of identity theft fraud was successfully perpetrated... [[...
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BoNY 4.5 Million Consumer's Data Loss
This just in from the "when will they ever learn" file. The Bank of New York (BNY Mellon) waited 8 weeks after the Connecticut legal requirement to inform the public of this very serious data loss......
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Feds Indict 11 in Biggest Ever Identity Theft Case
As a follow up to our original 2007 story on the Identity "Theft to the Maxx" large scale data breach effecting 40 million consumers, a federal court this past week charged a fraud gang responsible......
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Woman Steals Daughter's Identity To Become High School Cheerleader
Over the years, we've shared with you a number of bizarre examples of identity theft. This latest case just in from the I can't believe it really happened file adds a whole new... [[ This is a content...
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Identity Theft from Inmates Running The Prison
Are the inmates running the prison when access to computers by convicted criminals leads to the identity theft of innocent people? As a follow up to our popular series on identity theft... [[ This is a...
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Missing Baylor Laptop Exposes Patients to Identity Theft
In Texas, a recently reported laptop theft has resulted in the issuance of a consumer warning notifying an additional 100,000 patients who had limited information stored on the computer. According......
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Florida Security Breach Exposes 250,000 Consumer's Social Security Numbers
When a test server was made accessible to the internet for over two weeks, Google's indexing service inadvertently made available online the highly sensitive personal data a quarter of a million... [[...
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35 Million Data Records Exposed in 2008 to Identity Theft
Last year over 35,000,000 personal data records were exposed via 656 separate security breaches representing a 47% increase from 2007. According to a recently released study by the ITRC, the... [[ This...
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5 Million CheckFree Consumers Warned Against Identity Theft Exposure
With the new year's first major security breach, CheckFree issued a consumer disclosure recently warning more consumers were negatively impacted than originally thought. Computer hackers operating......
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Id Theft Rising Out of Control
Identity theft rose nearly 50% during the period of 2007 - 2008 and continues to be one of the fastest growing forms of crime in America. With the recent melt down and ensuing turmoil within the... [[...
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ID Theft Via Text Messaging
Ever resourceful in continuing to extend the reach of their criminal activities, the newest threat now comes from text messaging by identity thieves. This alert to our subscribers is part... [[ This is...
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Latest Buzz on Id Theft Secrets
For the Buzz from the latest Id Theft Secrets Blog updates, get the free widget to place on your website or start page. Help stop identity thieves from operating from behind the dark veil of... [[ This...
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Verizon Claims 9 of 10 Corporate Security Breaches Avoidable
In one of the more exhaustive studies we've seen lately, Verizon Business Security concluded "nearly nine out of 10 breaches were considered avoidable if security basics had been... [[ This is a...
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$1.4 million Identity Theft Fraud Ring Recruited Bank Employees
In a sign of the financial services industry turmoil has created fertile ground for identity theft by insiders, a major identity theft fraud ring was recently uncovered that stole over $1.4 million......
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$24K Cosmetic Surgery Powered by Identity Theft
From the "when will they ever learn file", as a follow up to our related 2006 post - a California woman used a novel funding strategy for her plastic surgery desires. It seems, the Berkley identity......
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Identity Theft Criminals Get 3 More Months Delay In Red Flags
In a law originally slated to take effect 11/1/2008, the F.T.C. has again delayed the beginning of enforcement for a third time. The latest delay gives identity theft criminals an additional 90 days......
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$2.1 million Identity Theft Ring Hits Fed Chairman Bernanke
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's wife was among the victims of an identity theft ring responsible for over $2 million in fraud perpetrated by an "inside" accomplice working for two D.C. area......
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4 Yr Old & Kids Get $4 Million in Tax Credits to Buy Homes
From the "can't believe its true" file: No one under the age of 18 can legally purchase a home. However, a four year old baby as well as hundreds of other minors managed to provide tax payer... [[ This...
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